Folding bedstead



(No Model.)

N. P. BRADISH. FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

Patented Feb. 22, 1898" TTY.

WITNESSES TES a rnn'r ration,

NELSON P. BRADISH, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

$PECIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,380, dated February 22, 1898. Application filed June 17, 1897. Serial No. 641,186- (No model.)

- T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NnLsoN P. BRADISH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare the following to be a clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object, primarily, an elevator for folding bedsteads, in which change from a horizontal position upon the floor to a vertical position is made with the least expenditure of manual labor; second, to change the angle of inclination of the bedframe in any desired degree; third, to throw the foot of the bed-frame forward from its support in the supporting-frame into a position to be lowered in place automatically.

My invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, such as will first be fully described, and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improved folding bedstead, showing the improved means for elevating and supporting the bedstead in position and also for throwing forward the foot of the bedstead automatically, a portion of the apron being broken away to show the trip-lever. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the improved bedstead, as seen in Fig. 1, showing the bed-frame in a folded position and its position when the lower end is thrown forward in dotted lines.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in both the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A A represent separate corner posts or standards of the supporting-frame A, which support the various operative parts and constitute part of the bedstead with which the bed-frame folds. The lower end of standard A is connected rigidly with a short'foot-piece or base a, which rests upon the floor and extends an equal distance forwardly and rearwardly of the line of the respective front and rear sides of the standard. At the point of connection of the standard A with the base a the front and rear sides of the said standard incline outwardly and downwardly to the upper surface of the said base, as at a a forming a brace and thus increasing the thickness of the standard. The standard A is precisely the same in construction as the standard A and is mounted on a base a both standards being preferably made of metal and extended upwardly to a position about tw0-thirds the described height of the bed-frame when in an elevated position.

In the base a, directly beneath the inclined portion a of standard A, is extended one end of an oscillating rod B, the other end of which rod extends within the base of the standard A at a like point, said standards being arranged at a proper distance apart, as hereinafter described.

On the oscillating rod B, near theinner side of the standard A, is a trip-lever O. Said trip-lever consists of a straight bar keyed at c to the said rod B. The forward end of the lever O is beveled or inclined on its under side portion at c in a plane corresponding to the plane of the floor, and a portion c of said end bent at right angles and in an outward direction to the base a.

Upon the rod B, near the inner side of the base a is rigidly connected a trip-lever O, which is the same as the lever O.

In the rear of and at an elevated plane above the rod 13 is a rod or bar D, one end of which rod extends through the inclined portion a of the standard A a short distance above the upper surface of the base ct, and the other end of said rod extends through the standard A at a corresponding point to that on standard A. On the rod D, a short distance from the trip-lever O in the direction of the trip'lever O, is pivoted one end of a bed-supporting bar E,the other end of which bar extends forwardly and rests upon the rod B. Near the other end of the rod D and a short distance from the lever O is a bar E, pivoted upon said rod and resting upon the rod B, as described of the bar E.

Near the upper ends of the standards A A is a Windlass F, which consists of a roller f, one end of which roller is jonrnaled in the standard A and the other end in the standard A A portion of the roller journaled in the standard A extends through the outer side portion of said standard, and with said portion is connected a crank f. On the roller rectangular in form, the head and foot boards 9 9 extending a short distance above the plane of the upper edges of the rails g g with which the said head and foot boards are connected, the upperend of the bed-frame being extended between the inner sides of the respective standards A A and the lower edge -of the headboard g permitted to rest upon the respective bars E E in the position as seen in Fig. 1.

At the foot of the bed-frame G and beneath the headboard g is a rod H, one end of which is bent at-right angles at h and extended upwardly'and connected with the bed-frame at the corner formed by the footboard 'g and the rail The other end 71 of rod H is bent at right angles and connected with the corner portion of the bedstead formed by the rail g and the footboard 9. On the rod H, near the bent portion h, is j ournaled a roller l, and nearthe other end h is journaled a roller Z, said rollers being in a direct line with the respective trip-levers C O on the supporting- -frame,

At a point on rail 9 of the bed-frame G- near the lower edge and also nearly equidistant from the headboards g g isconnected one end of a rod or bar K, the other end of which'rod extends to the rail g and is connected therewith at a similar point, as described, on rail With the-rod K is connected one end of a flexibleband L, which is composed of canvasor wire-cloth and extends in width from the inner side of rail g to the inner side of rail 9 One end of band L is wrapped over the rod K and upon the band and secured to said band by stitching or other means, so as to be detachable. The other end of said band is extended'beneath the lower edge of the headboardg of the bed-frame G, and thence up.- wardly on the outer side of said headboard to the roller f and secured to said roller by nails or in other suitable manner.

With the upper end of the standard A is connectedthe upright rod m of a curtain-support M, which rod extends upwardly ashort distance above the headboard of the bedframe when in an elevated position. With the standard A is connected in like manner the upright rod m. The front portion of the support consists of a rod 971?, which is bent at right angles at each-end and said ends connected-with the upper ends of the respective portion of which is bent at each end at right angles and connected with the respective uprights m m.

In order to elevate the bed-frame from its horizontal position, as seen in Fig. 1, to the position as seen in Fig. 2, the pawl f is removed from the ratchet-wheel f on the roller fand power is applied to the crank f and the band L wound upon the roller f, thus drawing the head of the bed-frame G 11pwardly in the direction of the guard N. As the band continues to be wound on the roller f the headboard g is carried above the roller and the rollers l l on the rod H at the foot of the bedstead travel upon the upper side of the trip-levers O O, which are normally resting at their forward'ends upon the fioor,'and

upon passing the fulcrum upon rod D the v weight of the bed depresses the rear ends'of said levers and elevates the forwardends, the bed-frame at its upper end being prevented from falling forward by the guard N. In this position of the bed-frame the rod II rests upon the bars E E.

In order to lower thebed-frame in position, the foot is placed upon the portion a of levers O O and said portions depressed at the same time the slack in the band L is taken up by turning crank f. In this .movement of the levers O O the rear ends come into contact with the rollers Z Z and raise the bed-frame from the bars E E, the rollers Z l pass over the inclined planes formed by said levers O O and carry the foot portion of the bedstead for- ,ward, its movement being accelerated by the weight of the elevated end of the bed-frame .G, the rapidity of the fall of which is regulated by the crank f, which is held by the hand during the movement and until the headboard g and the band L rest upon the bars E E, as in Fig. 1.

When an inclined position of the bed-fram G is desired to be maintained, the pawl f is permitted to engage with the ratchet-wheel f on the roller f, and the crank f operated to elevate the head of the bed-frame G at the desired angle of inclination.

Curtains are connected with the support M when the bed and frame are preferred to be concealed from view and may be drawn upon either side of the support when the bed-frame is lowered in position. of the bedstead the advantages are such as to present more parts of the bedding or mattress to ventilation than in the ordinary-folding bedstead, and the bedstead being portable may be placedupon casters andmoved to anypart of the room.

The point of attachment of the band Lwith the. bed-frame throws the frame within the center of gravity of the supporting-frame and enables the bed-frame to be'raised gradually. in position without danger offalling. The band L actsas a shield to-the head of the bedstead and prevents drafts, and maybe so connected with the bedstead as to be remov able for the purposes of repair.

In the folded position IOC The rods m m being detaohably connected with the standards A A of the frame A of the bedstead, they may be readily packed for transportation.

Having fully described my invention, what I now claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In folding bedsteads, the combination with a vertically-moving bed-frame and its rails, of a separate upright frame comprising standards, each having a base, between which the bed-frame folds, a roller j ournaled at each end in the sides of the respective standards and a crank connected with said roller, a crossbar connected with the opposite rails of said bed-frame at an intermediate point 011 said rails to the opposite ends of said frame, and a band connected at one end with said roller and at the other end with said cross-bar, for the purpose described.

2. In folding bedsteads, the combination with a vertically-movable bed-frame and its rails, of a separate upright supporting-frame, comprising; standards, each having a base between which the bed-frame folds, a roller journaled at each end in the sides of the respective standards,a power-conveying device connected with said roller, a cross-bar connected with the opposite rails of said bedframe at an intermediate point on said rails to the opposite ends of said bed-frame, aband connected at one end with said roller and the other end extended beneath the upper end of said bed-frame and connected with said crossbar, beneath the lower end of said bed-frame, for the purpose described.

8. In a folding bedstead, the combination with a vertically-movable bed-fraine,of a separate upright supporting-frame, an elevator in the upper part of said supporting-frame connected with said bed-fran1e, and a rod at the lower end of said bed-frame, and rollers upon said rod, and separate rods extending through the base of said supporting-frame in separate elevated planes, trip -levers upon one of said rods in the path of the said rollers on said bed-frame, and bars upon an adjoining rod between said trip-levers adapted to support the lower end of said bed-frame, as and for the purpose described.

4. In a folding bedstead, the combination of an upright supporting-frame, composed of standards, each having a suitable base and separate rods extending through said base, and standards in separate elevated planes, and trip -levers upon one of said rods, and bars upon an adjoining rod between said triplevers, a separate vertically-movable bedframe having rails, one end of said bed-frame being extended between said standards and adapted to rest upon the bars upon said rod, an elevator in the upper part of said supporting-frame, and a band connected with said elevator at one end, and the other end extended beneath the upper end of said bedframe and connected with said rails at an intermediate point from both ends of said bedframe, and a rod on the lower end of the bedframe, and rollers upon said rod in line with the trip-levers on the rod on said supportingframe, as and for the purpose described.

5. In a folding bedstead, the combination with an upright supporting-frame, composed of standards, each having a suitable base and connecting-rods connected with each base, and standard in separate elevated planes, of a vertically-movable bed-frame having rails, a rod upon the lower end of said bed-frame, and rollers upon said rod, a cross-bar on said rails at a point equidistant from the opposite ends of said bed-frame, a roller upon said standards,and a band connected with the said rollers at one end, and the other end extended beneath the upper end of said bed-frame and connected with said rails, at an intermediate point from both ends of said bed-frame, and a trip-lever in the lower part of said supporting-frame, beneath the lower end of said bed-frame, for the purpose described.

NELSON P. BRADISII.

Witnesses:

H. R. TOMLINSON, A. L. GREEK. 

